Outdated/Useless Gun stuff of Yesteryear..

[TreyG-20]

Remember that hot gun accessory from way back when that everyone had to have? What was it and why is not relevant anymore?

For me it was 2008 when I was in Iraq and the GPS Grip Pod was all the rage. You weren't a cool guy if you didn't have a big honking forward grip that had a push button deployable Bipod. I thought they were pretty cool then. Now it's just a memory of outdated crap we would put on our rifles. It's heavy and big and would get hung up on everything. Occasionally if you didn't get it locked in all the way it would spontaneously deploy.

So what outdated accessories do you have from past times?

 

[no2gates]

 

[Texasgordo]

Quad rail handguards on everything. I put them on all my ARs and AKs but only put on the vertical fore grip. No other accessory was needed so I would have been fine with the newer style handguards where you can add the rail sections you need.


Vertical fore grip on everything. It's just the way I prefer to shoot any AR or AK even my MP15-22.


Iron sights. I don't have any kind of optic on my rifles but I'm thinking about a red dot or LPVO for my AR. Just haven't decided what to get.

 

[baboon]

What they were originally

Wilcox ParaGrip with Bipod - MOD Armory

Wilcox ParaGrip with Bipod - all-aluminum, articulating vertical weapon grip that features a patented mounting interface which allows for quick attachment

www.modarmory.com

And what they morphed into are 2 different things.
When Colt was tryin to get a government contract for their IAR they were marketed with the Grip Pod.

 

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

The military uses Pmags?

 

[Moonpie]

 

[TreyG-20]

I don't even have a single shot, but I'd buy one just to use that.

 

[Younggun]

 

[Nicholst55]

Some branches use PMags. Big Army resisted it for may years, even though an NSN (National Stock Number) had been assigned to the mags. The USMC adopted them fairly early on; not sure about the Navy or Air Force.

 

[Spcwolf]

Anything from Taurus.

 

[roadkill]

Laser grips or laser guiderods. Replaced by red dot sights and rightfully so.

 

[TreyG-20]

Laser grips or laser guiderods. Replaced by red dot sights and rightfully so.

Yes, I have a laser max guide rod laying around here somewhere. Useless POS.

 

[zackmars]

Quad rail handguards on everything. I put them on all my ARs and AKs but only put on the vertical fore grip. No other accessory was needed so I would have been fine with the newer style handguards where you can add the rail sections you need.


Vertical fore grip on everything. It's just the way I prefer to shoot any AR or AK even my MP15-22.


Iron sights. I don't have any kind of optic on my rifles but I'm thinking about a red dot or LPVO for my AR. Just haven't decided what to get.

I love quad rails. Much more foolproof than mlok or keymod. Much stronger, and no worries about gas blocks or other protrusions contacting the handguard. They also do a bit better handling heat

 

[PinnedandRecessed]

Vertical fore grip on everything. It's just the way I prefer to shoot any AR or AK even my MP15-22.

Still very much a thing. They've just gotten smaller.

 

[PinnedandRecessed]

Laser grips or laser guiderods. Replaced by red dot sights and rightfully so.

Yes, I have a laser max guide rod laying around here somewhere. Useless POS.

Still have a place on trench sighted j-frames.

 

[zackmars]

B.A.D. lever.

Arms sir/vltor cas v

The vltor is a fantastic handguard, and is one of my favorites, but their time has passed. I really need to get off my ass and get a FNV marksman carbine build going.

 

[Texasgordo]

Tried to like the B.A.D lever but it seemed like a nuisance more than an advantage. To me it was unnecessary clutter in the trigger guard and not that much faster than hitting the bolt release the old fashioned way.

 

[baboon]

I seen this before & some things really amaze me.

 

[zackmars]

Arms mounts. All of them

The duo stock

3 point slings

 

[baboon]

I was looking around for a period correct optic for the DOE gun. But most has been long discontinued. The Cmore Scout comes to mind first.